1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.

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1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.16. Do we see it in PoA? Yes17. Is the teacher Hagrid? No

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1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.16. Do we see it in PoA? Yes17. Is the teacher Hagrid? No18. Is it made of parchment / paper? No

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1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.16. Do we see it in PoA? Yes17. Is the teacher Hagrid? No18. Is it made of parchment / paper? No19. Is it something that students touch during a lesson? Yes

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1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.16. Do we see it in PoA? Yes17. Is the teacher Hagrid? No18. Is it made of parchment / paper? No19. Is it something that students touch during a lesson? Yes20. Do we actually see this thing being used in class in PoA? Yes

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The answer is a non-magical object that we only see in PoA. It belongs to a wizard who is a Hogwarts teacher, but not Dumbledore or Hagrid, not a DADA teacher (i.e. not Lupin) and not a Head of House (i.e. he's neither Snape nor Flitwick). This object is used by the teacher but also touched (probably used) by students. We actually see this object being used in class. Now, I'm racking my brains but I can't recall any other male teachers whose class we see in PoA. (I have thought of Professor Binns, but I can't recall any actual classes with him in PoA.) Oh, well, it's probably someone I should recall - but I don't. So my new question is:

1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.16. Do we see it in PoA? Yes17. Is the teacher Hagrid? No18. Is it made of parchment / paper? No19. Is it something that students touch during a lesson? Yes20. Do we actually see this thing being used in class in PoA? Yes21. Do we see this object before Christmas in the PoA-year? Yes

Julia, your summary is good except for one thing (see #7). I answered "yes" to this question without thinking that wizard tends to mean a male with magical powers. I was thinking of it more in a generic sense - refering to anyone with magical powers. This was an error on my part and I'm sorry if it was confusing.

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1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.16. Do we see it in PoA? Yes17. Is the teacher Hagrid? No18. Is it made of parchment / paper? No19. Is it something that students touch during a lesson? Yes20. Do we actually see this thing being used in class in PoA? Yes21. Do we see this object before Christmas in the PoA-year? Yes22. Does this item belong to Professor Trelawney? Yes

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1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.16. Do we see it in PoA? Yes17. Is the teacher Hagrid? No18. Is it made of parchment / paper? No19. Is it something that students touch during a lesson? Yes20. Do we actually see this thing being used in class in PoA? Yes21. Do we see this object before Christmas in the PoA-year? Yes22. Does this item belong to Professor Trelawney? Yes23. Is it something that can easily break into pieces if dropped? Yes, so be careful!

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1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.16. Do we see it in PoA? Yes17. Is the teacher Hagrid? No18. Is it made of parchment / paper? No19. Is it something that students touch during a lesson? Yes20. Do we actually see this thing being used in class in PoA? Yes21. Do we see this object before Christmas in the PoA-year? Yes22. Does this item belong to Professor Trelawney? Yes23. Is it something that can easily break into pieces if dropped? Yes, so be careful!24. Is it made of china? Yes

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1. Is it a person? No2. Is it a magical object? No3. Do we see it in more than one book? No4. Is it an object? Yes, an object or thing.5. Do we see it in an odd numbered book? Yes6. Is it something that belongs to a single person? Yes7. Does it belong to a wizard? Yes8. Does it belong to someone in Harry's generation? No9. Does it belong to a Hogwarts teacher? Yes10. Is it something that the teacher uses in the classroom? Yes11. Do we see it in a book with 'of' in the title? Yes12. Is the teacher that this item belongs to the Head of a Hogwarts House? No13. Does this item belong to Dumbledore? No14. Doe it belong to a DADA teacher? No15. Is this item directly connected with teaching? Yes, it is used in a lesson.16. Do we see it in PoA? Yes17. Is the teacher Hagrid? No18. Is it made of parchment / paper? No19. Is it something that students touch during a lesson? Yes20. Do we actually see this thing being used in class in PoA? Yes21. Do we see this object before Christmas in the PoA-year? Yes22. Does this item belong to Professor Trelawney? Yes23. Is it something that can easily break into pieces if dropped? Yes, so be careful!24. Is it made of china? Yes25. Is it one particular teacup? No, just the whole set that Tralawney uses to teach the reading of tea leaves. Congratulations Julia! The next one is yours.